Lawn Care and Landscaping in Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 8 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Oak Ridge. Mowing here typically runs $34 to $52 a visit and crews bill about $45 an hour for everything else, on a warm-season calendar that puts seeding and aeration in a narrow window each year.
What lawn care costs in Oak Ridge
Bands rather than averages, because a real quote depends on lot size, slope, and how far the crew drives.
| Service | Typical price | Unit | What drives the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn mowing | $34 to $52 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $10 to $16 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $11 to $17 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $8 to $12 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $10 to $16 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $19 to $29 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $9 to $13 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $9 to $13 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 31,402 in Anderson County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Oak Ridge
Lawn care companies in Oak Ridge
8 companies match these filters
Clean Up Lawn Service
5.0on Google (6)Oak Ridge, TN
Clean Up Lawn Service is a lawn care company in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, offering lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(865) 482-6665Volunteer Lawn Care, LLC
5.0on Google (19)Oliver Springs, TN
Volunteer Lawn Care, LLC serves Oliver Springs and the surrounding Tennessee area with lawn care, rated 5.0 by 19 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number and website.
Constructive Landscaping
4.9on Google (61)Oak Ridge, TN
Constructive Landscaping works on properties in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, handling lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 61 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2025, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Lawn Squad of Knoxville
4.9on Google (17)Oak Ridge, TN
Lawn Squad of Knoxville is a lawn care company in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, offering lawn care, rated 4.9 by 17 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Southern Scapes
4.8on Google (33)Oliver Springs, TN
A Oliver Springs lawn care company, Southern Scapes lists lawn care, rated 4.8 by 33 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2024, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
Diversified Landscape Services, Inc.
4.0on Google (8)Oak Ridge, TN
Diversified Landscape Services, Inc. works on properties in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, handling lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2018, and a published phone number and website.
Lawson's Lawn Care
3.6on Google (5)Oak Ridge, TN
Lawson's Lawn Care works on properties in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, handling lawn care, with Google reviews going back to 2016, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(865) 659-9509Ai Green Lawn Care & Barn
Oak Ridge, TN
Ai Green Lawn Care & Barn works on properties in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, handling lawn care, with Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Lawn care(865) 454-5230
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge sits in the Southeast climate region, which runs warm-season lawns. Last frost usually falls February 15-March 15 and first frost November 15-December 15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Bermudagrass
- Zoysiagrass
- St. Augustinegrass
- Centipede
- Bahiagrass
| Task | Local window | Why then |
|---|---|---|
| Seed, sod, or sprig | Late May through July | Warm-season grass needs soil above 65 degrees to take hold. |
| Fertilize | April through August | Stop feeding roughly a month before the first expected frost. |
| Core aerate | May through July | Aerate while the lawn is actively growing so it fills the holes back in. |
| Pre-emergent for crabgrass | February 15 - March 15 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 55 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: Chinch bugs, brown patch, summer diseases.
Want the exact soil temperature before you book pre-emergent? Check your ZIP on the soil temperature tracker.
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Lawn care in Oak Ridge: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Oak Ridge?
A single mowing visit in Oak Ridge typically runs $34 to $52 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $45 an hour for work outside a routine cut. Treatments are quoted per 1,000 square feet: fertilizer and weed control land in the single-digit to low-teens dollars, while core aeration and overseeding cost more because they are once-a-year jobs. Full-season contracts almost always beat per-visit pricing.
Which lawn care company in Oak Ridge should I hire?
Compare the attributed Google and Yelp ratings rather than any single score, check the company actually offers the service you need, and get two quotes for the same scope rather than one. For spray work, ask for the company's pesticide applicator licence number directly: Tennessee requires one for anyone applying herbicide or insecticide for payment, and we have no public register for this state to check it against for you.
Does a lawn care company need a licence in Tennessee?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Tennessee, and the licence carries a number and an expiry date. Plain mowing and trimming generally do not require that licence, so a company can be perfectly legitimate for mowing and still not be licensed to spray. Ask which one you are hiring for.
When should I hire a lawn care company in Oak Ridge?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Oak Ridge runs warm-season lawns, so the calendar that matters is the timing table on this page: pre-emergent goes down off soil temperature in spring, and the seeding and aeration window is the single busiest stretch of the year for local crews. Calling two to three weeks ahead of a window is the difference between getting your date and getting whatever is left.
Is a lawn care service worth it in Oak Ridge?
It depends on which jobs you hand over. Mowing is the easiest thing to do yourself and the most expensive thing to buy repeatedly. Pesticide application is the opposite: it is the job where a licensed applicator with calibrated equipment and the right product beats a homeowner with a hose-end sprayer. Many people in Oak Ridge split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.